The problem is, if you really believe in a society where those who merit to get to the top, get to the top, you'll also, by implication, and in a far more nasty way, believe in a society where those who deserve to get to the bottom also get to the bottom and stay there. I nother words, your position in life comes to seem not accidental, but merited and deserved. And that makes failure seem much more crushing.

——在上海中国国民党本部会议演说，1920年11月4日

The ethical implications of gene editing must be considered at every step.

The world is not run by those who are right. It is run by those who can convince others they are right.

Hope is a scarce resource in poor communities.